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historically been very aggressive the united states has long been the dominant oil power in the middle east and parts of africa and in parts of latin america so china as it overtakes the united states as the leading oil importer has no choice but to be assertive to be aggressive in places i don't think this is because of a desire to to confront the united states but the sheer necessity of providing energy for china's booming economy michael i have a quote here that i think proves proves your your your statement my guidance is clear about declared in canberra australia last year. as we plan and budget for the future we will allocate the resources necessary to maintain our strong military presence in this region and quote can. this can this strategy
historically been very aggressive the united states has long been the dominant oil power in the middle east and parts of africa and in parts of latin america so china as it overtakes the united states as the leading oil importer has no choice but to be assertive to be aggressive in places i don't think this is because of a desire to to confront the united states but the sheer necessity of providing energy for china's booming economy michael i have a quote here that i think proves proves your...
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. -- for the united states. they went ahead with much tougher sanctions. then you have an effort in december, 2010, to revise the diplomatic process. iran came to the meeting saying their condition was that sanctions should be lifted and its right to gingrich should be -- write to enrich should be unequivocally recognized. -- it right to enrich should be unequivocally recognized. the iranians stopped negotiating because the and it states wanted to have a modified deals what agreement. they said we will not talk to you until you lift all feel sanctions and recognize our right to enrich. war talk starts building. he had his real seeking more and more wanting to know what is going on. it had a meeting in march between president obama and netanyahu. they agree there is still a window for diplomacy. then you have three meetings, in april in istanbul, may in baghdad, june in moscow. the meeting in april is very hopeful. the iranians come. there were talking very concretely -- no longer rhetoric, the logger saying -- n
. -- for the united states. they went ahead with much tougher sanctions. then you have an effort in december, 2010, to revise the diplomatic process. iran came to the meeting saying their condition was that sanctions should be lifted and its right to gingrich should be -- write to enrich should be unequivocally recognized. -- it right to enrich should be unequivocally recognized. the iranians stopped negotiating because the and it states wanted to have a modified deals what agreement. they said...
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of the united states secretary of state hillary clinton who didn't talk at length it looks like various issues which concern of both countries for example they talked about syria naturally spoke about the russian foreign minister said that russia has expressed we have again dissatisfaction with the fact that syria gets continuously implemented with what. he talked about the pointlessness of such sanctions and how they have centrally damaged russia's interests in the region and of course are also very productive and damaging to the. people in countries such as syria or libya or libya for example what we do have to understand that relationship between between moscow and washington d.c. is actually rather amicable right now we do know for example that the. republican contender for the presidential post mitt romney has expressed his opinion that is russia and that is that russia is united states and geopolitical enemy number one well president obama doesn't seem to share that if you point saying that it is sort of a leftover from the cold war era type of thinking and the president put in. h
of the united states secretary of state hillary clinton who didn't talk at length it looks like various issues which concern of both countries for example they talked about syria naturally spoke about the russian foreign minister said that russia has expressed we have again dissatisfaction with the fact that syria gets continuously implemented with what. he talked about the pointlessness of such sanctions and how they have centrally damaged russia's interests in the region and of course are...
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the united states, as well as in europe. so iran -- the iranian people believe this is an important thing, and it's a way of expressing themselves and making publicity about their position, and then mobilizing support. but the judgment comes -- and if it is possible to really see like an x-ray as to what israel is in the minds of people about iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, i would say the way leaked to the -- >> [inaudible] >> not many people -- it's always easier to make a form of statements, you know, until they may not even believe but this is the way in politics, but when the day comes, not many would like iran to have a bomb for reasons that are clear. >> did you know any active scientists that were assassinated in r & d? did you know any of them? >> sure, we followed world -- >> did you personally know any of them? >> oh, no. but would it have been useful >> if i could add one thing. seldom seen, any event, anywhere in the world in which the spin both before and afterwards has been so intense about whether it was a
the united states, as well as in europe. so iran -- the iranian people believe this is an important thing, and it's a way of expressing themselves and making publicity about their position, and then mobilizing support. but the judgment comes -- and if it is possible to really see like an x-ray as to what israel is in the minds of people about iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, i would say the way leaked to the -- >> [inaudible] >> not many people -- it's always easier to make a form...
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in the united states though we have only two parties represented in congress plus two independents joe lieberman and bernie sanders so why is that how have other democracies been able to break the two party to optimally that we here in america have not been able to well it in america we have something called first past the post elections are winner take all asians take the house of representatives for example there are four hundred thirty five seats each corresponding to a specific congressional district district a list of candidates run for office whatever candidate gets the most votes wins the one seat that's up for grabs and everyone else loses and gets nothing. even if the winner wins by just one vote he wins it all the loser gets nothing that's a winner take all election but only a handful of democracies actually nine of them have winner take all actions like we do in the united states in fact in more than ninety other democracies around the world they don't have winner take all actions like we do they have something called proportional representation and that's one key to breakin
in the united states though we have only two parties represented in congress plus two independents joe lieberman and bernie sanders so why is that how have other democracies been able to break the two party to optimally that we here in america have not been able to well it in america we have something called first past the post elections are winner take all asians take the house of representatives for example there are four hundred thirty five seats each corresponding to a specific...
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but of course the united states to a geisha is here right now u.s. secretary of state has met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov bright and early this morning they were discussing again not just economic matters a but political as well they talked about syria's foreign minister said that russia has expressed its dissatisfaction with the fact that as syria gets continuously appointed with sanctions and he talked about the pointlessness of such sanctions president obama sent his regards and apologies saying that he couldn't be here if the united states right now is in the midst of its pre-election republican contender for the presidential post mitt romney has expressed his opinion that russia is united states geopolitical enemy number one president obama doesn't seem to share that if you point saying that it is sort of a leftover from the cold war era type of thinking and the president put in. an exclusive interview ahead of the summit that say he's willing to work with whichever candidate wins the upcoming presidential elections in the united
but of course the united states to a geisha is here right now u.s. secretary of state has met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov bright and early this morning they were discussing again not just economic matters a but political as well they talked about syria's foreign minister said that russia has expressed its dissatisfaction with the fact that as syria gets continuously appointed with sanctions and he talked about the pointlessness of such sanctions president obama sent his regards...
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states is not involved in this in some way and then the other day the united states said very ridiculously that crittur should not bring this matter before the organization of american. states that this is a matter between ecuador and britain but that's just completely preposterous it's totally legitimate for ecuador to raise an issue of its own sovereignty at the organization of american states and i think this just points to us i pop received because the u.s. wants to get its way in the oas and has done so historically and now it's saying no you shouldn't bring this issue before the oas international media keep stressing that the u.s. has not made any moves to requests a songes extradition do you believe that washington is actually planning on getting a sausage or do you believe that they have no interest in bringing in central america well i think that there's this grand jury that in virginia that's that's empowered to side on it that was a sealed indictment. but well we don't know but i think the state department and many parties in washington would love to see julian a songe brought t
states is not involved in this in some way and then the other day the united states said very ridiculously that crittur should not bring this matter before the organization of american. states that this is a matter between ecuador and britain but that's just completely preposterous it's totally legitimate for ecuador to raise an issue of its own sovereignty at the organization of american states and i think this just points to us i pop received because the u.s. wants to get its way in the oas...
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which it probably sees as its main rival as some have suggested but of course the united states did a geisha and is here right now president obama sent his regards and apologise saying that he couldn't be here of course he has to be present at the democratic convention which is going on which was underway which was going on in the united states but he did send hillary clinton to stand in for him of course the u.s. secretary of state has met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov bright and early this morning they were discussing again not just economic matters a but political as well you have to understand that apec summit increasingly becomes not just a financial vessel but also a hot kind of a hotter enough for discussions on the sidelines in matters concerning political issues as well so. often for clinton did talk about syria and the sanctions and they also have discussed iran they agreed that they have the same goals that the approaches differ and they need to find solutions. in a prompt and amicable manner of course we all know that russia and the united states disagree o
which it probably sees as its main rival as some have suggested but of course the united states did a geisha and is here right now president obama sent his regards and apologise saying that he couldn't be here of course he has to be present at the democratic convention which is going on which was underway which was going on in the united states but he did send hillary clinton to stand in for him of course the u.s. secretary of state has met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov bright and...
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this here's one of the major trails into the united states. i've watched and they run down my property and about this noise. ball.
this here's one of the major trails into the united states. i've watched and they run down my property and about this noise. ball.
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when there was still a strong american sentiment the united states and i remember you know i grew up in michigan and i remember the one nine hundred seventy s. when toyota first you know disastrously introduced a car and then they came back in the marketplace it wasn't toyota i'm sorry it was whoever it was in india it may well have been to got to the dots and yeah yeah. you're right and then they can then they came back you know about five years later with a decent car that actually worked and and and i remember you know people bashing the sides of cars keen cars i mean you know in michigan it was a it was a b.f.d. if you were if you saw somebody driving a foreign car it you know it was like fair game. how have we gone from that you know and i you know i was born in fifty one i grew up you know through that era i don't have any recollection of anybody telling me to buy japanese goods because the japanese were starving. i do remember you know the nationalism ball way through the seventy's and then it just kind of faded away in the eighty's the scenes with you know when reagan came in
when there was still a strong american sentiment the united states and i remember you know i grew up in michigan and i remember the one nine hundred seventy s. when toyota first you know disastrously introduced a car and then they came back in the marketplace it wasn't toyota i'm sorry it was whoever it was in india it may well have been to got to the dots and yeah yeah. you're right and then they can then they came back you know about five years later with a decent car that actually worked and...
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states! >> but with the economy still on shaky ground, obama decided this was an issue he needed to take on early in his presidency or forfeit it entirely. like ronald reagan before him, he knew the only way to make history is to make it fast. >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games has passed. now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. now is the time to deliver on health care. >> opposition to the bill was boiling hot, from the floor of the congress. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> in town hall meetings across the country -- >> my whole family does not believe in this bill. we want the government out of our business, now. >> and outside the capital, before the vote. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! >> but in march 2010, the president prevailed, and signed the affordable care act into la
states! >> but with the economy still on shaky ground, obama decided this was an issue he needed to take on early in his presidency or forfeit it entirely. like ronald reagan before him, he knew the only way to make history is to make it fast. >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games has passed. now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people that we can still do what we were sent here to do....
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in the end, the united states stands for regime change in iran. china is getting alarmed at the regime change inclination. it does not like to endorse big power intervention into what it sees as domestic issues on which it has many vulnerabilities at home. on the other hand, china does not want to be seen as a pariah. it does not want a proliferation of nuclear weapons in the middle east or anywhere else. if saudi arabia gets them and other countries, the area becomes more unstable. therefore, china's energy supplies become more unstable. i would say china is conflicted. on balance, it finds itself in opposition with the means the u.s. proposes to deal with iran. host: two tweets. china has become aggressive beyond its own borders. what about tibet's relationship to the u.s.? guest: we have two sets of questions. whatever you want to say about china and its military policy, it is not the soviet union. that is whether you look at the nuclear arsenal or the deployment of its ground and naval and air forces. the problem is a function of conflicting s
in the end, the united states stands for regime change in iran. china is getting alarmed at the regime change inclination. it does not like to endorse big power intervention into what it sees as domestic issues on which it has many vulnerabilities at home. on the other hand, china does not want to be seen as a pariah. it does not want a proliferation of nuclear weapons in the middle east or anywhere else. if saudi arabia gets them and other countries, the area becomes more unstable. therefore,...
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it is wrong and it will stop if i am president of the united states. [cheers and applause] if i have one more. that is this. i will champion small business. i understand how it is that small businesses kids going and how they grow. as i was driving -- i understand how it is that small businesses get going and how they grow. i was driving in and i saw a big sign for staples. i was one of those who financed the first staples stores. i remember going to be stored before it opened and talking to the folks putting the products on the shelf. they were wondering what would happen. the manager said, what do we do it no one comes? i said, lower prices and advertise more. that little one store, in a place called brighton, massachusetts, has grown to be hundreds of thousands of stores all over the country. it is a remarkable story. it is the story of america, how americans are pursuing their dreams and, in fact, build it themselves -- [cheers and applause] by virtue of their dreams and a great nation that welcomes streamers and the support of people who work in a
it is wrong and it will stop if i am president of the united states. [cheers and applause] if i have one more. that is this. i will champion small business. i understand how it is that small businesses kids going and how they grow. as i was driving -- i understand how it is that small businesses get going and how they grow. i was driving in and i saw a big sign for staples. i was one of those who financed the first staples stores. i remember going to be stored before it opened and talking to...
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i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling he could be president of the united states someday and i always joke that he was at the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little known candidate with the unusual name defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic nomination. >> thank you! >> obama's come from behind victory won him wide taepattent. he soon got a call to deliver the keynote at the democratic national convention. >> as soon as he hung up, he said, i know what i want to sayment i want to wrap up my story in the american story. for the next three weeks, he was writing on little pieces of paper and he pulled it all together. >> in the red states and blue stalts, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. i've got news for him, too. we were an awesome guy in the blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states. >> there were people who were kind, and halfway through i said, this guy's life is changed and i
i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling he could be president of the united states someday and i always joke that he was at the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little known candidate with the unusual name defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic nomination. >> thank you! >> obama's come from behind victory won him wide taepattent. he soon got a...
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and we have been dubbed the center for clean technology in the united states. our goal of reaching the zero waste in 20/20 -- 2
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but of course the united states to a geisha is here right now u.s. secretary of state has met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov bright and early this morning they were discussing again not just economic matters a but political as well you have to understand that apec summit increasingly becomes not just a financial vessel but also kind of a hot air we now for discussions on the sidelines and matters concerning political issues as well the talks about syria naturally spoke about the russian foreign minister said that russia has expressed yet again its dissatisfaction with the fact that as syria gets continuously appointed with sanctions and he talked about the pointlessness of such sanctions president obama sent his regards and apologise saying that he couldn't be here of course he has to be present at the democratic convention of course the united states right now is in the midst of its election campaign we do know that the presidential elections are coming up and we. heard from mitt romney said that russia is the u.s. political and the num
but of course the united states to a geisha is here right now u.s. secretary of state has met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov bright and early this morning they were discussing again not just economic matters a but political as well you have to understand that apec summit increasingly becomes not just a financial vessel but also kind of a hot air we now for discussions on the sidelines and matters concerning political issues as well the talks about syria naturally spoke about the...
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states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women that he married. -- woman that he married. isn't she great? when she and michelle back together to support military families, they made this country so proud. they have made such a great difference for military families across the country. i have one problem with barack obama's choosing to buy in as his vice president. i never got to serve with him in the united states sent -- senate. i am proud to be here to introduce our vice president, a person who is one of new hampshire pose the greatest friends, who has been a great vice president, joe biden. ♪ >
states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. jill biden, isn't she great? [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that i
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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there's a treaty agreement between mexico and the united states. they have agreed to extradite except in casings of capital punishment. they do not have the death penalty. in this case, the u.s. decides to pursue charges of death penalty, they can choose not to extradite this suspect. >>> you have done a lot of stories south of the border. how big is the gun issue aside from this? >> this is a huge problem, very, very bad. experts always said it's people and drugs that go north and drugs and guns that come south. if you can believe this, between 2007 and 2011, 70% of the guns recovered at mexican crime scenes originated in sales from the united states. >> this is interesting timing. we are expecting a report on fast and furious coming out in the next few days. >> high drama. we are expecting more. this summer, eric holder becoming the first attorney general in the united states to be found in contempt by congress. they are alleging he's with holding documents in this. it's a huge black eye for the justice department in the united states. >> thank y
there's a treaty agreement between mexico and the united states. they have agreed to extradite except in casings of capital punishment. they do not have the death penalty. in this case, the u.s. decides to pursue charges of death penalty, they can choose not to extradite this suspect. >>> you have done a lot of stories south of the border. how big is the gun issue aside from this? >> this is a huge problem, very, very bad. experts always said it's people and drugs that go north...
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concord is one of the wealthiest communities in the united states. it was announced that a private airport just outside the town that the wealthy residents use plan to expand its hangar so they can house the larger gulf stream. so while the bottle ban might reduce the town's carbon footprint, it's still a long way to go because, you know, of the resident's private planes. one gulf stream 650 which seats eight passengers holds the same amount of fuel it takes to produce the bottles of water. since the airport is outside of the town limits, passengers can bring bottled water on board. >>> tonight's outer circle. we begin tonight in japan where the government says it's close to a deal to buy several small islands from a japanese family. china claims the same islands as theirs. would likely leave the islands' sovereignty in dispute. >> japan's prime minister tells me a deal is almost done to buy the disputed islands in the east china sea. the government is buying them from a japanese family that currently owns them and then they will nationalize them. th
concord is one of the wealthiest communities in the united states. it was announced that a private airport just outside the town that the wealthy residents use plan to expand its hangar so they can house the larger gulf stream. so while the bottle ban might reduce the town's carbon footprint, it's still a long way to go because, you know, of the resident's private planes. one gulf stream 650 which seats eight passengers holds the same amount of fuel it takes to produce the bottles of water....
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that the united states accelerates this movement. we will have the opportunity to lead and again export. in health care, we are going to build on the electronic all medical records. keep things being the utilization of that data for comparative attractiveness. utilizing a strategic ban with approach to big band with applications to make sure believed in things like kinetics existing -- sequencing. or using 4k cameras that can improve how we monitor certain people. we want to accelerate pharmaceutical and the nation which is now possible. but to make sure that government eliminates a restrictions on network based medicines and provide incentives for more utilization. dickey in education is to use data for personalization. we need to accelerate the movement to digital content. we need to require constant assessment and enable transparency for parents and teachers to constantly evaluate material which would not be possible on an analog platform. we talked about how we can provide incentives and we suggest moving some of the funding to f
that the united states accelerates this movement. we will have the opportunity to lead and again export. in health care, we are going to build on the electronic all medical records. keep things being the utilization of that data for comparative attractiveness. utilizing a strategic ban with approach to big band with applications to make sure believed in things like kinetics existing -- sequencing. or using 4k cameras that can improve how we monitor certain people. we want to accelerate...
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sammy left to agricultural work and volunteered into the united states army. bill, the photographer left for cleveland to find work in a factory. for the end of 1944, junto ataya decides he wantss to see if he can get work in new jersey at seabrook farm which was a farming enterprise recruiting japanese americans so junto leaves camp in fall, october '44 and goes to new jersey to scope the situation out and sammy is gone, bill is gone, eunice is gone. the only people left in camp are rio and mary and whittle billy. rio suffers a nervous breakdown. she ends and the camp hospital and for the rest of her time in camp which is another nearly year in camp rio ataya is suffering greatly and really unable to work, barely able to leave the barracks. something of an invalid. junto comes to find his wife in the hospital so decides not to take the family to new jersey but stay in camp and care for his wife. mary and billy leave for cleveland. the only ones left are rio and junto. they finally leave in september of 1943 -- 45. a month or two before the camp closes and the
sammy left to agricultural work and volunteered into the united states army. bill, the photographer left for cleveland to find work in a factory. for the end of 1944, junto ataya decides he wantss to see if he can get work in new jersey at seabrook farm which was a farming enterprise recruiting japanese americans so junto leaves camp in fall, october '44 and goes to new jersey to scope the situation out and sammy is gone, bill is gone, eunice is gone. the only people left in camp are rio and...
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romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this hour, the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. >> i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to live by it. >> all of these folks who have worked with him throughout his life are still right there beside him. that tells you everything you need to know about his character. >> there are people who know him personally who say he's a very warm and engaging person. i wish i had met that person
romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this...
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billions of dollars of aid from the united states, number one. number two where is the united states in the international community providing support to the international relief fund organization such as the red cross to provide the relief necessary. i said in my last article in the "huffington post," i'm not in favor of boots on the ground, but we could certainly provide angels in the air. we could provide for humanitarian support. this is where i'm most unhappy about the obama administration's failure on syria. it's bad enough that it does not have a policy to deal with the strategic issues, but why can't we do more on the humanitarian side? >> eliot: the failure to act, do you think we'll lose them as it were, and will they turn elsewhere for support and say you know what, united states, you talked a good game but you didn't show up when we needed you and we'll find our finds elsewherefriendselsewhere. >> it's not speculation. it's a fact. the syrian army came out and publicly criticized the administration for promising to deliver non-lethal a
billions of dollars of aid from the united states, number one. number two where is the united states in the international community providing support to the international relief fund organization such as the red cross to provide the relief necessary. i said in my last article in the "huffington post," i'm not in favor of boots on the ground, but we could certainly provide angels in the air. we could provide for humanitarian support. this is where i'm most unhappy about the obama...
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dramatic pause, the current chief justice of the supreme court of the united states. if this were, indeed, a courtroom drama, the stenographer would record the reaction of the gallery, and chief justice john g. roberts jr. would salter up the aisle -- saunter up the aisle hesitating only long enough to feel scalia's glare. roberts would then explain to the ladies and gentlemen of the jury, justice antonin scalia should have been kicked off the court ten years ago. when he was a lawyer in the reagan white house 22 years before he joined the supremes, john roberts argued on behalf of a 15-year term limit for supreme court justices. as he saw it, the founders, quote: adopted life tenure at a time when people simply did not live as long as they do now, unquote. a judge insulated from the normal currents of life for 25 or 30 years was a rarity then but is becoming common place today. setting a term of, say, 15 years would insure that federal judges would not lose all touch with, quote, reality through decades of ivory tower existence. it is an indictment of lifetime tenure
dramatic pause, the current chief justice of the supreme court of the united states. if this were, indeed, a courtroom drama, the stenographer would record the reaction of the gallery, and chief justice john g. roberts jr. would salter up the aisle -- saunter up the aisle hesitating only long enough to feel scalia's glare. roberts would then explain to the ladies and gentlemen of the jury, justice antonin scalia should have been kicked off the court ten years ago. when he was a lawyer in the...
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it is the third largest civilian oversight of law enforcement in the united states. only behind the city of new york and chicago. the office was created by the board of supervisors in 1982. it was put into place in 1983. we are nearly 30 years old. we were originally in the san francisco police department, but was later placed under the direct supervision of the police commission and is an independent agency. it is separate from the police department and the police commission is also a civilian body. we conduct investigations to find out what happened. if we follow the evidence by interviewing the person who brought the complaint, the involved police officers, and other civilian witnesses. we have subpoena power to compel testimony and obtain evidence. we obtain additional evidence from the police department in the form of police reports and other documentation generated by the police department. we also visit the site of alleged occurrences and may take photographs of the places and persons. our goal is to complete investigations in nine months. it was limited excep
it is the third largest civilian oversight of law enforcement in the united states. only behind the city of new york and chicago. the office was created by the board of supervisors in 1982. it was put into place in 1983. we are nearly 30 years old. we were originally in the san francisco police department, but was later placed under the direct supervision of the police commission and is an independent agency. it is separate from the police department and the police commission is also a civilian...
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he felt they were renegades of the united states. legally in his mind this was an insurrection against the federal government has much against american law as for instance the whiskey rebellion was under george washington. that was both in terms of framing the problem and legally dealing with it. that is why he did it that way. the other question about nixon's presidential power from the beginning of this time in congress nixon was in favor of presidents having a lot of authority particularly in foreign policy. one thing he and eisenhower had to deal with in 1953 was something called a proposed amendment, senator john brinker was suggesting an amendment to the constitution that would have hugely restricted the president's ability to include treaties and that was something eisenhower and nixon spent a lot of time on. this was the theme that runs through american history. >> host: dean alyson's wes in do we need to evaluate wartime presidents less severely than non wartime presidents? >> guest: i don't. if anything more severely becaus
he felt they were renegades of the united states. legally in his mind this was an insurrection against the federal government has much against american law as for instance the whiskey rebellion was under george washington. that was both in terms of framing the problem and legally dealing with it. that is why he did it that way. the other question about nixon's presidential power from the beginning of this time in congress nixon was in favor of presidents having a lot of authority particularly...
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states itself today some want to use militants from al qaida or some other organizations with equally radical views to accomplish their goals in syria this policy is dangerous and very shortsighted let's turn over to the united states the upcoming election we're all looking forward to very much of course now the reset button with russia was firmly pushed by barack obama over the last four years but. still that missile defense shield the headache for russia in the east of europe if obama does win a second what's going to define the next chapter of russia and america's relations and is it a chap that you can do business with. i believe the over the last four years presidents obama and medvedev have made a lot of progress in the strengthening russia u.s. relations we have saw in the new start treaty to go with them backed by the us russia has become a fully fledged member of the world trade organization there are more reasons to be optimistic about our bilateral relations with these two you mentioned the u.s. missile defense system is surely one of the key issues on today's agenda becaus
states itself today some want to use militants from al qaida or some other organizations with equally radical views to accomplish their goals in syria this policy is dangerous and very shortsighted let's turn over to the united states the upcoming election we're all looking forward to very much of course now the reset button with russia was firmly pushed by barack obama over the last four years but. still that missile defense shield the headache for russia in the east of europe if obama does...